Table 1. Proportion of positive results, interquartile range (IQR), minimum-maximum range, and median per diagnostic test at three different time points (baseline) of 24 S. haematobium-positive subjects.
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | |
Microscopy | |||
% positive (N) | 83.3% (20) | 75.0% (18) | 75.0% (18) |
IQR | 11–346 | 18–364 | 17–374 |
Range | 1–1000 | 2–1000 | 1–867 |
Median eggs/10 ml | 128 | 170 | 73 |
Microhaematuria | |||
% positive (N) | 87.5% (21) | 91.7% (22) | 79.2% (19) |
% with heavy intensity (score 4) | 54.2% | 62.5% | 70.8% |
cSEA-ELISA | |||
% positive (N) | 87.5% (21) | 79.2% (19) | 70.8% (17) |
IQR | 199–3,007 | 174–2,171 | 155–1,745 |
Range | 37–18,718 | 18–7,901 | 1–4,467 |
Median ng/ml | 689 | 391 | 482 |
Real-time PCR | |||
% positive (N) | 100% (24) | 100% (24) | 100% (24) |
IQR | 23.7–30.8 | 22.6–31.0 | 23.9–32.0 |
Range | 16.4–35.3 | 21.0–37.2 | 20.4–37.2 |
Median Ct-value | 26.3 | 24.4 | 26.1 |